Apple Ends macOS 27 Support for 4 Intel Macs, Completing 5-Year Chip Shift
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Updated · gadgetreview.com · Jun 4
Apple Ends macOS 27 Support for 4 Intel Macs, Completing 5-Year Chip Shift
3 articles · Updated · gadgetreview.com · Jun 4
Summary
Four final Intel models — the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro, 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro, 2020 27-inch iMac and 2019 Mac Pro — will stop receiving major macOS upgrades when macOS 27 ships in September 2026.
macOS 27 will run only on Apple silicon, making macOS 26 Tahoe the last release to support both Intel and M-series Macs as Apple finishes the transition it began in 2020.
Three years of security updates for Intel Macs on macOS 26 should extend support into roughly 2028-2029, but feature access will freeze and upgrade pressure will rise for users who need newer macOS capabilities.
Rosetta 2 remains available as a general Intel-app translation tool through macOS 27, after which Apple plans to narrow it to limited support mainly for older games.